last night I decieded to install a real firewall, XP firewall is crap, after finding a couple of virii that my roommate picked up from somwere, which just reminded of something else. A couple days ago I run a routine check of nortin anti-virus, and for some reason "Auto Potect" was disabled and i was unable to enable it, same goes for the "email scaning" option. I had to compleatly uninstall the program and then reinstall it again to get it to work properly, this was after i found 3 virii. Anway back to the subject, I installed Zone Alarm, and I am constantly getting pinged from other computers. I have Roadrunner cable internet service, and from what i can tell all of these pings are coming from diferent roadrunner DNS's. in just a few min there was over 300 blocked pings. Anyone have any comments about this!!
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Originally Posted by Grant_H
Not the most helpful, but its a comment.
Nah, just trying to lighten your mood. I am never supprised with the type of stuff that happens when a computer has a virus. Maybe those pings are other infected computers trying to find the virus you had. Just keep blocking them and give it some time. See if it goes away. Pings are not harmful to your computer, especially if you don't reply to them."A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct."
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I had a software firewall on my cable modem and I got pinged all the time. Went to a hardware router and I don't worry about it anymore. It seems pretty common on a cable modem system.
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Most likly your isp testing if you are still alive.....
Not bothered by small problems...
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since mid-July!There's no place like 127.0.0.1
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Installed 2 days ago, due to a new OS hard drive.
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Gees sure gives out her number a lot!
Wow, yours is low! :co Mine's cable modem and they ping me all day long!There's no place like 127.0.0.1
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Originally Posted by Craig TuckerThere's no place like 127.0.0.1
The Rogue Pixel: Pixels are like elephants. Every once in a while one of them will go nuts. -
Wow, It seems it's not just me--this goes to show how important a good firewall is, and aparently the windows XP fire wall is about as usefull as a stick, cause I still have it active.
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Originally Posted by Grant_HThere's no place like 127.0.0.1
The Rogue Pixel: Pixels are like elephants. Every once in a while one of them will go nuts. -
I have a cable connection too but am behind a software and hardware firewall.
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Ahhh, I see. :c) I know zilch about the hardware type.
There's no place like 127.0.0.1
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Gees I have been meaning to ask, where is 127.0.0.1, is it a bible reference ?
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:c))))) No. LOL
It means "home". Your own PC address - sort of. :c)There's no place like 127.0.0.1
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Oh right
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Aw.... Craig, you are not the first person to ask me. :c) Others have done it on the sly! :cD
I also get PM's about what my smilies mean. :c)
But no one yet had thought it was a bible reference! :cD
Do I come across like that!!?? :cO A Holy Roller!!!??
:cDThere's no place like 127.0.0.1
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Originally Posted by Gees
What is the relevance of those particular numbers though.
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Ummm, it just refers to "Local Host". It's a loopback address for pinging, so, in a way, it is your home. :c)
I think I said that right. :c)
The angel part of D.A. was from seeing that as an actual Movie Credit title in Toy Story. It was used for a Digital Special Effects person on the movie.There's no place like 127.0.0.1
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Originally Posted by redwudzCendyne/Pioneer 105 & 104 with a Dazzle* Hollywood DV-Bridge.
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Originally Posted by GeesCendyne/Pioneer 105 & 104 with a Dazzle* Hollywood DV-Bridge.
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There's no place like http://localhost/
I do not like ZoneAlarm, I think you get what you pay for and ZA is very misleading about the depth of security it offers. I am using Norton Internet Security and it is the best I have ever used and I've tried a few.
I am also behind a hardware router firewall! but NIS does a much better job than ZA IMHO.(;-{> Dd
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